tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post4398498734971891186..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Achtung, BabyHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21565623166294981782007-08-03T17:04:00.000-04:002007-08-03T17:04:00.000-04:00Brilliant. My wife just pointed me to your blog, ...Brilliant. My wife just pointed me to your blog, we are hoping to raise Tarzan (our 1 year old) with the same sense of wonderment and a can-do attitude.<BR/><BR/>In addition to the dangerous book, you might investigate "the boy mechanic" reprints. Most of it is fierce politically incorrect, and dangerous, but even just reading it inspires you to DO things with your child.<BR/><BR/>reprints here:<BR/>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32453&cat=1,46096,46100<BR/><BR/>e-book of 1st book here, for a taste of what it is:<BR/>http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12655<BR/><BR/>YAY! We all need to raise kids with sense of curiosity and daring. Not couch taters who excel at video games only.<BR/><BR/>Viva WonderBaby!cstatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217901395454107751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45810012803693509542007-06-01T13:52:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:52:00.000-04:00That is completely awesome, that you were brave en...That is completely awesome, that you were brave enough to do that at ELEVEN! Great post, and congrats on your perfect post award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40305314710702985962007-06-01T11:41:00.000-04:002007-06-01T11:41:00.000-04:00You Horse.Me Iron.You Horse.<BR/>Me Iron.ioiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326983167964936939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23120860552414660422007-05-25T15:30:00.000-04:002007-05-25T15:30:00.000-04:00Glorious, beautiful post. I could almost picture ...Glorious, beautiful post. I could almost picture you in flight upon that horse.<BR/><BR/>Belated birthday wishes to you and squeezes to your beautiful daughter. And I hope you are feeling much better soon.<BR/><BR/>xoxoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-37326747655222509802007-05-23T20:58:00.000-04:002007-05-23T20:58:00.000-04:00Ahhhh. I could almost feel you stealing that horse...Ahhhh. I could almost feel you stealing that horse. So exhilirating - wild, free, dangerous.<BR/><BR/>I wish the same for my kids, but I guess I just don't really want to know about it when it's happening, lest my over-protective mothering instinct kicks in and ruins it all.Ruth Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161626814106717754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-22654033511913178002007-05-22T17:18:00.000-04:002007-05-22T17:18:00.000-04:00Wow. You are some kind of mom.And WonderBaby looks...Wow. You are some kind of mom.<BR/><BR/>And WonderBaby looks fabulous!Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9713007598963223882007-05-22T07:12:00.000-04:002007-05-22T07:12:00.000-04:00An amazing tribute to your daughter and memory of ...An amazing tribute to your daughter and memory of your childhood. How close these both seem, don't they? How quickly time has passed and we can relive it all through our children. Yes, shouldn't we all "tilt into the wind, aim at the sun"? Isn't that our birthrite on this incredible Mother Earth? Tomorrow, I will do just that. You reminded me...to always remember.<BR/>Thank you,<BR/>XOXOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9812871952575449652007-05-21T23:21:00.000-04:002007-05-21T23:21:00.000-04:00flying is fun.so is dreaming of flying.which is al...flying is fun.so is dreaming of flying.which is all i manage these days.but while one foot is firmly planted on terra firma the other is inches off the ground and all my stories of magic and fairies and ...fall on very intent and curious little ears.LAVENDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-18429995232993773902007-05-21T22:24:00.000-04:002007-05-21T22:24:00.000-04:00Beautiful!I was a chicken but am happy to see that...Beautiful!<BR/><BR/>I was a chicken but am happy to see that my children are not. I've had to bite my lip and sit on my hands at times, but it is worth it to see them fly on their own.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26856157669989981672007-05-21T13:18:00.000-04:002007-05-21T13:18:00.000-04:00Wonderful post - possibly the best yet!!!Wonderful post - possibly the best yet!!!Michelle Constantinescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927443258162528366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68763393128610735662007-05-21T10:23:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:23:00.000-04:00although I suppose it looks much less harmless if ...although I suppose it looks much less harmless if the borrower is wearing a skull and crossbones cap (Flutter - I'll take ten. She'll wear them every day.)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-59821312324325551672007-05-21T10:22:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:22:00.000-04:00Oh, otherbear, I much prefer *borrowers.* This sto...Oh, otherbear, I much prefer *borrowers.* This story should inspire one to (harmless) *borrowing.*Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45279033386619393562007-05-21T00:11:00.000-04:002007-05-21T00:11:00.000-04:00I fractured my arm and split open my chin once goi...I fractured my arm and split open my chin once going down a hill on a bike just like you described. My sister ran to the bottom and scooped me up, I remember asking her if I was dying. It felt like maybe I was. It was a very big hill, a paved main road out in the country...meant for cars and not children on bicycles. <BR/><BR/>Neither of mine manifest the danger gene yet...but this weekend on vacation, I was faced with my own reflection in BubTar's clinging and whining at being displaced from his home. He laid in my lap at the restaurant, begging to just go back to the hotel, and I saw myself there in my lap and felt like my own mother for just a moment.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26221665468716996472007-05-20T23:05:00.000-04:002007-05-20T23:05:00.000-04:00It was a lovely post. Also funny, how many people ...It was a lovely post. Also funny, how many people are now inspired and want their kids to be thieves as well.theotherbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592106243268321644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-48026400129337518022007-05-20T20:21:00.000-04:002007-05-20T20:21:00.000-04:00If you want her to steal horses, can you at least ...If you want her to steal horses, can you at least teach her to tuck and roll when she falls?Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13375745520721348782007-05-20T14:38:00.000-04:002007-05-20T14:38:00.000-04:00I love this. I can't really relate because, as I s...I love this. I can't really relate because, as I sometimes regret, I was always cautious by nature, but it resonates in the memories and occasional current reality of wistfully watching other poeple doing those things and wishing I had it in me. Lovely.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9605566057713518542007-05-20T08:28:00.000-04:002007-05-20T08:28:00.000-04:00A flood of memories filled my mommy head....crawli...A flood of memories filled my mommy head....crawling through drainage pipes, leaping off of cliffs and free falling into water, sneaking into back yards to jump on their trampolines, falling through ice in the tentatively frozen creek and walking home wet and freezing...<BR/><BR/>So many dangers, so much fun. So much scarier when I think of my littles...and yet...Mama Saritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585263802271835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-89513450750752387712007-05-20T06:24:00.000-04:002007-05-20T06:24:00.000-04:00Well said... it's amazing how you shape the feelin...Well said... it's amazing how you shape the feelings into words.<BR/><BR/>My ds is already climbing trees (at 2 and a half), straining to get away from the safety of my arms.<BR/><BR/>I was worried, but this post has given me food for thought. I already had a horse--so the feeling of escaping happened every day, but it never got old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-42996872853544860572007-05-20T00:27:00.000-04:002007-05-20T00:27:00.000-04:00I love this post. I've been thinking the same thi...I love this post. I've been thinking the same thing lately. I try with every fiber in my body to not be a protective parent. I want my child to leap for the skies. I think it's important for her that she fall and experience the exhilirating feeling of finding one's limits. What's happened to all of us that we're so protective of our kids?<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...maybe I'll just have her steal some horses. Knowing her, she'd probably love that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-24956649573317674182007-05-19T19:33:00.000-04:002007-05-19T19:33:00.000-04:00Exactly.I want my children to be thieves too.Wait....Exactly.<BR/><BR/>I want my children to be thieves too.<BR/><BR/>Wait. That came out wrong.<BR/><BR/>Let's just say I want them to chase the wind and ride the rainbows. <BR/><BR/>Well said, Catherine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68643619881090429492007-05-19T18:32:00.000-04:002007-05-19T18:32:00.000-04:00Beautiful post, my friend.You've just summed up my...Beautiful post, my friend.<BR/><BR/>You've just summed up my biggest fears and my greatest wishes for my child.<BR/><BR/>But it cracks me up just a bit that you are a horse thief. In some countries you would have been shot. ;)Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40455789270514122822007-05-19T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-19T12:02:00.000-04:00Great post. I want my girl to be fearless and str...Great post. I want my girl to be fearless and strong and smart and beautiful, too.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21290824977842477942007-05-19T09:41:00.000-04:002007-05-19T09:41:00.000-04:00I feel the exact same way. exactly. Loved this pos...I feel the exact same way. <BR/><BR/>exactly. <BR/><BR/>Loved this post hbm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41397553380563284592007-05-19T09:40:00.000-04:002007-05-19T09:40:00.000-04:00it is just beginning for us. and now that you hav...it is just beginning for us. and now that you have framed it so beautifully, reminded me of what it was once to be small and magic and powerfully fearless, i too will be able to remember as i watch O, heart in my mouth, hoping he will not break.<BR/><BR/>amazing post.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-58772899760512115942007-05-19T09:13:00.000-04:002007-05-19T09:13:00.000-04:00I love this post.And the dangerous book for boys h...I love this post.<BR/><BR/>And the dangerous book for boys has been getting a lot of press lately... I do wish they'd named it the d book for Kids... and I have boys!ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.com